لَعَمريby my life لَقَدindeed أَوفىkept faith الَجَوادُthe generous man اِبنُson of عاصِمٍAsim
لَعَمري لَقَد أَوفى الَجَوادُ اِبنُ عاصِمٍ
وَأَحصَنَand sheltered جاراًa protected neighbor يَومَon the day يَحدِجُhe saddles بَكرَهhis young camel
وَأَحصَنَ جاراً يَومَ يَحدِجُ بَكرَه
By my life, the generous son of Asim has indeed kept faith,
By my life! The generous man, son of 'Asim, has fulfilled his duty,
and sheltered a neighbor when he saddled his young camel.
And protected a neighbor on the day his young camels bellowed.
أَقامَhe dwelt عَزيزاًhonored مُنتَدىthe gathering-place القَومِof the people عِندَهُbeside him
أَقامَ عَزيزاً مُنتَدى القَومِ عِندَهُ
فَلَمso did not يَرَsee سَوءاتٍshameful deeds وَلَمand did not يَخشَfear غَدرَهhis treachery
فَلَم يَرَ سَوءاتٍ وَلَم يَخشَ غَدرَه
He lived in honor, with the people's gathering-place beside him;
He set up a glorious gathering in his abode,
so he saw no shameful deeds and feared no treachery from him.
Where he saw no evil, nor feared any treachery.
أَقامhe dwelt بِسَعدٍamong Sa'd يَشرَبُhe drinks الماءَthe water آمِناًin safety
أَقام بِسَعدٍ يَشرَبُ الماءَ آمِناً
وَيَأكُلُand he eats وُسطاهاits choicest fare وَيَربِضُand he rests حَجرَهat its edge
وَيَأكُلُ وُسطاها وَيَربِضُ حَجرَه
He dwelt among Sa'd, drinking water in safety,
He dwelt in prosperity, drinking water in security,
eating its choicest fare and resting at its edge.
Eating in its midst, and spreading out his encampment.
فَإِنَّكَfor indeed you إِذwhen بادَلتَyou exchanged قَيسَQays بنَson of عاصِمٍAsim
فَإِنَّكَ إِذ بادَلتَ قَيسَ بنَ عاصِمٍ
جُوَيناًJuwayn لَمُختارُsurely a chooser of المَنازِلِdwellings شَرَّهthe worst of them
جُوَيناً لَمُختارُ المَنازِلِ شَرَّه
For when you exchanged Qays son of Asim
For when you exchanged Qais, son of 'Asim,
for Juwayn, you surely chose the worst of dwellings.
For the vile Juwayn, an evil substitution it was!
فَأَصبَحَso he began يَحدوurging onward with song رَحلَهُhis saddled mount بِمَفازَةٍthrough a desert waste
فَأَصبَحَ يَحدو رَحلَهُ بِمَفازَةٍ
وَماذاand what عَداhe left behind جاراًa protector كَريماًgenerous وَأُسرَهand a clan
وَماذا عَدا جاراً كَريماً وَأُسرَه
So he began urging his saddled mount through a desert waste;
He set out at dawn, leading his she-camels through the barren land.
and what did he leave behind but a generous protector and a clan?
What but a noble kinsman and his family has he left behind?
يَظَلُّhe remains بِأَرضِin the land of الغَدرِtreachery يَأكُلhe devours عَهدَهُhis pledge
يَظَلُّ بِأَرضِ الغَدرِ يَأكُل عَهدَهُ
جُوَينٌJuwayn وَشَمخٌand Shamkh خارِبَينِtwo bandits بِوَجرَهin Wajrah
جُوَينٌ وَشَمخٌ خارِبَينِ بِوَجرَه
In the land of treachery they linger, devouring their pledge—
He remains in the land of betrayal, devouring his sworn truce,
Juwayn and Shamkh, two bandits in Wajrah.
Juwayn and Shumukh, two ruinous in their sin.
يُذِمّانِboth incur disgrace بِالأَزوادِover provisions وَالزادُand the provisions مَحرَمٌinviolable
يُذِمّانِ بِالأَزوادِ وَالزادُ مَحرَمٌ
سَروقانِtwo habitual thieves مِنfrom عِرقٍa lineage شَروراًevils وَفَجرَهand wickedness
سَروقانِ مِن عِرقٍ شَروراً وَفَجرَه
They incur disgrace over provisions, though provisions are inviolable:
Blaming their provisions, though sustenance is forbidden;
two habitual thieves, from a stock of evil and wickedness.
Two thieves pilfering from a water-skin, evildoers in their pillage.
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.